TR5320 Nutrition Assessment and Therapy 1
This course is an introduction to the practice of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) for prevention and management of chronic disease using an integrative and functional approach. This class covers medical terminology and abbreviations, nutrition screening and assessment, therapeutic nutrition interventions including food as medicine and whole foods menu writing, and medical documentation using the Nutrition Care Process (NCP). Nutrition, anthropometric, biochemical, physical, and client history data are measured, interpreted, and applied in case studies. Topics covered include nutritional influences on inflammation, nutritional anemias, food allergies and sensitivities, upper and lower GI diseases, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and integrative approaches to body weight.